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Linux Kernel "prctl" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20953
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Release Date:
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2006-07-07
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Popularity:
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15,052 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Linux Kernel 2.6.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Solution:
Update to version 2.6.17.4.
http://www.kernel.org/
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Red Hat.
Original Advisory:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.4
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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